Capital Regional Medical Center's new CEO Alan Keesee poses at his desk Tuesday. Keesee returned to CRMC, where he worked from 2013-2015 as Chief Operating Officer, after a stint in Las Vegas, Nevada as COO of Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center & Sunrise Children's Hospital.(Photo: Hali Tauxe/Democrat)Buy Photo

Keesee, former COO of the hospital, said he's reviewing all material related to the killing and to general patient safety. He did not specify what changes could come from the investigation.

"With me being new, I'm reviewing a lot of things, multiple things — including what happened," Keesee said. "The incident is obviously being reviewed."

One armed off-duty Leon County Sheriff's Office deputy is present at the hospital 24/7, he said, along with a number of security guards posted at various points in the hospital around the clock. The ongoing assessment looks at how the hospital security works.

"We're definitely reviewing all of our policies and processes related to patient safety and security," he said. "We're doing a full assessment of the security on the campus.

"My heart, first and foremost, went out to the victim and her family," Keesee said. "(It's) a terrible tragedy. There are no words for something like that. My heart went out for them. My heart also went out for our staff that were ... there that evening."

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